Īmān is not a cloak to be taken off and put back on as dictated by desires. Neither is it a thing segregated to the heart. [And when they meet those who believe, they say, “We believe”; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, “Indeed, we are with you; we were only mocking.”] Baqarah:14 Notice how the hypocrites were those who used their flawed idea of Īmān as a cloak? Not necessarily how they dressed, but…
[Say, “Is it other than Allah that you order me to worship, O ignorant ones?”] Zumar:64 Regardless of how much scientific, technological, medical, intellectual, what, advancement they have, they’ll always remain ignorant (jāhil) if they remain worshipping their false gods. A look into books of tafsīr: To understand why those who worship other than Allāh are called ignorant we look at the āyāt preceding the above āyah. We learn that the preceding āyāt talk about the creation of the heavens…
[O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and say befitting words (qawlan sadīda). He will then direct you to do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins] Aḥzāb:70-71 Those who use foul language and indulge in ill speech often use freedom of expression as an excuse. Little do they know, they become what they say. Their tongues translate what is in their hearts and sooner or later, what is on their tongues…
What is the ONE thing that people of Hellfire will want more than anything else? May Allāh not make us of them. (Try guessing the answer. And no, it is not a ticket out.) Once ʿAbdullah Ibn ʿOmar (رضي الله عنه) drank cold water, upon drinking it he started weeping. He was asked, “What makes you weep?”. He replied, “I remembered an āyah in the Book of Allāh: [And a barrier will be placed between them and what they desire] Saba`:54, and I realised…